Re: [PATCH v5 05/20] x86/mce: Cleanup bank processing on init

From: Borislav Petkov
Date: Tue Aug 26 2025 - 10:50:22 EST


On Tue, Aug 26, 2025 at 09:47:54AM -0400, Yazen Ghannam wrote:
> But I see how any inclusion counts:
> "Any further SoBs (Signed-off-by:'s) following the author's SoB are from
> people handling and transporting the patch..."

Yeah, that's the important point: each patch's SOB must document the path it
took from the author to the upstream kernel. That's why people who forward it
by adding it to their set or whatever else, must add their SOB for documenting
that they handled it on its way. Basically.

Thx.

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